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Pre-AICE Rivers, Coasts, and severe weather Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sand bar formed as a direct result of 

(SID)

a)

erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity 

b)
deposition due to a decrease in stream velocity
2.
The map below represents a river as it enters a lake. 
At which locations is the amount of deposition greater than the amount of erosion?
a)
A,C and E
b)
B, D and F
c)
B, C, and F
d)
A, D and E
3.

Where is the greatest amount of deposition?

Look for SID

a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
4.

What is a bend of a river?

a)

Meander

b)

Erosion

5.

Water on the inner bend of a river is ___. (SID)

a)

Faster

b)

Wetter

c)

Slower

6.

Water on the inner bend is slower, causing the ____ of sediments

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

7.

What is this landform?

a)
Delta
b)
Waterfall
c)
Oxbow lake
8.

Which letter has a higher velocity? (faster) FOE

a)

A

b)

B

9.

What is this?

a)

Oxbow Lake

b)

Tributary

10.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the discharge of a stream and the velocity of stream flow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which letter is there more deposition occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

12.

Which letter has the lowest velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

13.

Which letter has the most erosion occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

14.

What settles faster?

a)

Flat sediments

b)

low density sediments

c)

larger particles

15.

What type of particles get deposited first?

a)

small

b)

big / heavy

c)

flat

d)

light

16.

When the stream velocity decreases there will be more __________

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

17.
Valleys created by downcutting streams are ___- shaped
a)
W
b)
U
c)
V
d)
Y
18.

What kind of river produces meanders like the ones in the image?

a)

Young

b)

Old

19.
The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.
a)
Slower
b)
Broader
c)
Faster
d)
Curvier
20.

The most influential force that shapes the shoreline is

a)

wave action

b)

human activity

c)

wind

d)

currents

21.

All of the following are features of an erosional coast except

a)

sea cliff

b)

sea caves

c)

arches

d)

dunes

22.

A current moving parallel to shore is called a

a)

longshore current

b)

riptide

c)

dune

d)

upwelling

23.

A steep narrow beach most likely indicates

a)

high energy waves are common

b)

low energy waves are common

c)

a depositional coast

d)

a typical east coast beach

24.

A longshore current is created by

a)

high tides

b)

sharks

c)

waves approaching at an angle to shore

d)

cyclones

25.

Oceanographers classify coasts as

a)

fun or lame

b)

water temperature

c)

the physical processes at work (deposition or erosion)

d)

republican or democrat

26.

Types of estuaries include

a)

a salt wedge estuary

b)

a well mixed estuary

c)

a partially mixed estuary

d)

all of the above

27.

With a ................................... wave, the swash is stronger than the backwash.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

c)

swash

d)

backwash

28.

With a ................................... wave, the backwash is stronger than the swash.

a)

destructive

b)

constructive

c)

swash

d)

backwash

29.
Which feature cannot be seen in this image?
a)
Stump
b)
Arch
c)
Cliff
d)
Cave
30.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
31.
This is a
a)
Headland
b)
Stack
c)
Arch
d)
Bay
32.
I happen when the waves don't have enough energy to carry sediment
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Swash
d)
Backwash
33.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Constructive wave

b)

Destructive wave

34.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Coast building - constructive

b)

Coast destroying - destructive

35.

Identify this coastal landform.

a)

Spit

b)

Tombolo

c)

Headland

d)

Sandbar

36.

Which of these is created by deposition?

a)

cave

b)

Sea stack

c)

bay

d)

beach

37.

Identify the landform.

a)

Sea arch

b)

Tombolo

c)

Sea Stack

d)

Stump

38.

Identify the landform type.

a)

Sea Stack

b)

Sea Stump

c)

Arch

d)

Bay

39.

Bays are created by:

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Transportation

40.

Identify the landform type.

a)

Sand Bar

b)

Tombolo

c)

Spit

d)

Peninsula

41.
All air is under pressure but if it is rising then the air is said to be unstable and the pressure is _______
a)
higher
b)
lower
42.

What is the calm center of a hurricane called?

a)

funnel cloud

b)

downburst

c)

eyewall

d)

eye

43.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
44.

The major difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is __________.

a)

rainfall amounts

b)

wind speed

c)

air temperature

45.
What causes damage in a hurricane?
a)
Winds
b)
Flooding
c)
Storm Surge
d)
All of the above
46.
Hurricanes develop in ________ regions.
a)
Arctic
b)
Tropical
c)
Arid
d)
None of the above
47.

What is the strongest category of hurricane?

a)
Category 5
b)
Category 10
c)
Category 1
48.

What social reasons make some places more vulnerable to tropical storms than others?

a)

Poor quality infrastructure

b)

Poor healthcare

c)

No flood defences

d)

Access to education

49.
In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Hot
50.

What does the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale use to determine a hurricane's category?

a)

Rain

b)

Wind speed

c)

Size

51.

True or False

The edge of the eye, called the "eye wall" has the storms worst winds and rain.

a)

True

b)

False